Bahia Style Mussels Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Marcia Mathews   Bahia-Style Mussels Recipe uses delicious mussels combined with cream cheese, Italian Dressing, coconut milk, diced tomatoes, cilantro, cooked rice and chopped onions to make a very tasty mussel dish served over rice. Food Category:    Seafood Cuisine Origin:    Northeastern    Servings: 4 Calories: 799 per serving Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   10 Minutes Cook Time:   24 Minutes Total Time:   34 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
• 1-1/2 cups chopped onions
• 2/3 cup lite coconut milk
• 4 oz.(1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, cubed
• 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes with roasted garlic and onion, drained
• 2 Tbsp. each: chopped cilantro and fresh parsley
• 2 lb. mussels, scrubbed, beards removed
• 2 cups hot cooked rice

DIRECTIONS

• Heat dressing in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir 10 min. or until lightly browned and tender.
• Add coconut milk and cream cheese; stir with wire whisk until well blended. Add tomatoes, cilantro and parsley; stir. Bring to boil.
• Stir in mussels; cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 to 6 min. or until all mussels have opened. (Discard any unopened mussels.) Serve over rice.

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